Bob Donewald Jr. (born c. 1968) is an American

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coach who is currently an assistant coach for the Texas Longhorns. He was an

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assistant with the New Orleans Hornets and

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from 2001 to 2004, and an ABA (American Basketball Association) head coach from 2004-2005. He is the son of Bob Donewald Sr., a retired American

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head coach.

Early career

Prior to his time with the Hornets, Donewald spent five years as a head coach and general manager in the

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(BBL), leading his teams to the finals of the championship series on three occasions. He started his time in England as the head coach and general manager of the

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(1996–98). Previously known as perennial losers, Donewald was able to take the franchise to finals of the National Cup in 1998. The next season (1998–99), he became head coach of the

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and coached the team to the finals of the

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. After taking the reins for the

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in 1999–2000, Donewald led the Leopards to a 24–10 record and the finals of the National Cup during the 2000-01 season. Donewald began his coaching career as a student assistant coach at Western Michigan from 1989-93. He also has experience as an assistant coach at Morehead State from 1994-96.

Coach of Chinese National Team

In 2009, after

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took control of the

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, a Chinese Basketball Association team, he chose Donewald as the coach of the team. And in the following 2009–10 season, the team ranked 4th in the league and entered Playoffs for the first time since 2006-07 season. At last, they lost to

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in the Semifinal. But Donewald was great appraised in China for his coaching. As a result of the good performance of Shanghai Sharks in this season, Donewald was chosen as the coach of

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to replace his predecessor Guo Shiqiang on April 30, 2010, and thus left Shanghai Sharks. He became the third coach of the team who is not a Chinese after

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and Jonas Kazlauskas. After he became the coach of the Chinese National Team, China got expected results in the world, and continued its dominance in Asia. The Chinese National Basketball Team ranked 14th in the

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, and won the championship in the

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as well as the

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. On June 29, 2011, Donewald became the coach of

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, another Chinese Basketball Association team, besides his role in the Chinese National Team. But he was fired on December 19 that year because of his conflict with the manager of the team.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Donewald, Bob Jr. Living people American men's basketball coaches American expatriate basketball people in China American expatriate basketball people in the United Kingdom Charlotte Hornets assistant coaches Cleveland Cavaliers assistant coaches Iowa Energy coaches Morehead State Eagles men's basketball coaches New Orleans Hornets assistant coaches UAB Blazers men's basketball coaches Western Michigan Broncos men's basketball coaches Western Michigan University alumni Year of birth missing (living people)